Calibre Web is an open source web application written in Python that allows you to access your Calibre ebook library over the web. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Calibre Web on Ubuntu Server latest.
Before we can install Calibre Web, we need to install some dependencies. Run the following command to install the required packages:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-pip python3-dev libssl-dev libffi-dev build-essential
To use Calibre Web, you need to install Calibre first. You can do this by running the following commands:
sudo -v && wget -nv -O- https://download.calibre-ebook.com/linux-installer.sh | sudo sh /dev/stdin
Once it's installed, you can check the version by running the following command:
calibre --version
Next, we need to download the Calibre Web source code from GitHub using the following command:
wget https://github.com/janeczku/calibre-web/archive/master.zip
Then, unzip the downloaded file:
sudo apt install unzip
unzip master.zip
Move the unzipped directory to the /opt directory:
sudo mv calibre-web-master /opt/calibre-web
Navigate to the newly created directory and create a virtual environment:
cd /opt/calibre-web
sudo python3 -m venv venv
Activate the environment:
source venv/bin/activate
Install the dependencies using pip:
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt
Copy the sample configuration file:
cp config-example.py config.py
Edit the configuration file with your settings. You can use your favorite text editor for this:
nano config.py
Update the following settings:
# location of your Calibre library
# for example, /mnt/nas/books
# or C:\\Users\\Username\\Documents\\Calibre Library
# or /home/username/Calibre Library
# Note: For windows, you need to use double backslashes \\
# DEFAULT_LOG_PATH = '' # write logs to this file path
# so something like DEFAULT_LOG_PATH = "/var/log/calibre-web/calibre-web.log"
# Set your webserver host and port
# HOST = '127.0.0.1'
# PORT = 8083
To start the Calibre Web service, run the following command:
python3 cps.py
If everything is configured correctly, you should see output similar to the following:
INFO:werkzeug: * Running on http://127.0.0.1:8083/ (Press CTRL+C to quit)
Open a web browser and navigate to http://Server_IP_Address:8083. You should see the Calibre Web login page. You can log in using the default admin account:
Once you have logged in, you can add your Calibre library by clicking on the "Add Library" button and entering the location of your Calibre library.
And that's it! You have successfully installed Calibre Web on your Ubuntu Server latest. You can now access your Calibre library from anywhere with an internet connection.
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